The following is a free translation of the song, which, in its original native text, is very condensed and impressionistic. A word or two indicates rather than describes whole scenes and incidents, and the traditional commentary, handed on in a native community side by side with the song, is necessary for a full understanding.
The Gumagabu song
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The stranger of Gumagabu sits on the top of the mountain.
„Go on top of the mountain, the towering mountain...”
— — They cry for Toraya... — —
The stranger of Gumagabu sits on the slope of the mountain.
— The fringe of small clouds lifts above Boyowa;
The mother cries for Toraya —
„I shall take my revenge”.